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Volare Espresso Bar
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 19, 2024
- address199 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3475992693
Is Volare Espresso Bar clean?
Volare Espresso Bar is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 19, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Volare Espresso Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Volare Espresso Bar last inspected?
Volare Espresso Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2024, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| July 19, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Volare Espresso Bar vs Park Slope-Gowanus
Park Slope-Gowanus runs 85% clean across 512 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 24 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 512 spots Cooked tracks in Park Slope-Gowanus, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.